Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 120 | 91 | 88 | 64 | 98 | 50 | 306 | 234 | 189 | 149 | 118 | 102 | 94 | 89 | 102 | 93 | 73 | 156 | 69 | 72 | 160 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.88m | 5:56PM1.79m | 6:22AM1.85m | 6:43PM1.73m | 7:10AM1.80m | 7:31PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.24m | 00:10AM0.24m | 12:41PM0.30m | 00:57AM0.30m | 1:30PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 120 | 91 | 88 | 64 | 27 | 50 | 240 | 234 | 189 | 149 | 118 | 91 | 83 | 89 | 102 | 50 | 22 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NNW 4 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 80 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 102 | 94 | 5 | 98 | 27 | 70 | 36 | 38 | 31 | 160 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 19 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | — | S 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | E 15 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | E 7 | SSW 15 | E 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 35 | 93 | 4 | 69 | 68 | 23 | 38 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NW 4 | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | E 6 | SW 6 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 98 | 74 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | — | 11 | 73 | 156 | 8 | — | 38 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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